Garrett

GARRETT, JOHN, and Mary, his wife, were the
parents of the following children, whose births and baptisms are taken
from a Bible printed in 1634:

"John garat was borne the 10 day Januari 1631 and
baptised forteanth. "-------- garat was borne the 30 day of Aprill
1640 baptised the third of May. "Mari garat was baptised the
fifteenth of May 1642. "William garat borne 21 of August and baptised
the third of september 1643. "Catren garatt baptised May 26 in the
year of our lord god 1646. "Thomas Garrat the sonne of John Garratt
and Mary his wife was baptised in May the 17, 1649."

Of these children, William married Ann Kerke (Kirk?), 19, 1668, probably at Friends' meeting, and lived at Harby, in the
county of Leister, until 1684, when he came to Pennsylvania and
settled in Darby. The following memorandum is from the records of
Philadelphia Monthly Meeting:

"William Garret, John Smith, Robert Cliffe,
& Samuel Levis, Their Certificate was Read in the monthly
meeting at Philadelphia and accepted, which was given them by the
meeting at Harby in the County of Leicester, the 20th day of ye 5th
month, 1684, & Subscribed by Edw'd Hallam, Henry Brown, John
Marriot, Robert Dubbleday, with several others."

The certificate was presented at a meeting held
at the "Governor's house," in Philadelphia, 9, 4,1684.

Before leaving England, William Garret and Samuel
Levis had jointly purchased 1000 acres of land in Pennsylvania by
deeds of Aug. 9 and 10, 1684. The land was afterwards located in
Willistown township. William Garrett was styled a "webster"
in the old writings. He appears to have removed to Philadelphia
before his death. His wife died there in 1722, and he in 1724.

The children of Aaron and Rachel were Levi, Amos,
Aaron, Sarah, Robert, and Mary. Aaron, Jr., married Jane
Hoopes, daughter of Jesse and Rachel, and had children--David, b.
11, 28, 1803, d. 10, 17, 1868, Rachel Y., Betsy, Jesse H., Aaron,
and Jane. Of these, only David and Aaron married, and the former
lived for several years of the last of his life immediately west of
Birmingham Meeting.

Robert Garrett, son of Aaron and Jane, married
Albina Hoopes, daughter of Jesse and Rachel. his only representative
is his grandson, Albin Garrett.

There was a George Garrett settled in Whiteland
as early as 1722, who, with Ann, his wife, had children--Ann, b. 8,
21, 1710, Ellen, Elizabeth, Alice, Thomas, George, William, Mary,
and John. They were Friends, but are not known to have been related
to the Garretts of Darby, Willistown, etc.